Weeknight Favorites: Swedish Meatballs

Submitted by Me, Laura

Meatballs:
1 lb. hamburger
2/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs
1 egg (beaten)
1 teaspoon chopped parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon minced onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic

Sauce:
2 Tablespoons minced dill pickle
1 can cream of mushroom or cream of celery soup (I prefer the celery soup, it gives it a better tart taste)
1/2 can water

Combine meatball ingredients, shape into 1-inch balls, and brown in 1 Tablespoon shortening. Add sauce ingredients and SLOWLY simmer until meatballs are done (about 20 minutes). Serve over rice or noodles.

Or you can do the lazy way like I do and use frozen meatballs, brown them in 1 Tablespoon olive oil (a little better for you than shortening!), and then simmer them in the sauce. Either way, they're yummy!!